At Just The Right Time

Thursday December 21, 2017

The Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).  (Isaiah 7:14 NLT)


We have just read a promise God gave to His people hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus.  At just the right time, this promise was fulfilled.  From many scriptures recorded in the Bible, we have conclusive evidence that God has a time for His plans to be fulfilled.  He will neither be too late nor too early.  God will act, at just the right time.


All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child!  She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”  When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.  (Matthew 1:22-24 NLT)



In the Bible God has given us examples of patience and timeliness on which we can reflect.  God has promised to wipe away every tear from our eyes and gather faithful people to Himself.  He patiently waits for us to turn to Him and surrender our lives of selfishness and sin.  He won't wait forever, but He is waiting until the season of invitation is complete.  Jesus was born at God's designated time.  Jesus died for us and took the punishment for our sins.  At just the right time He opened the door to God's saving grace so that we would be ready when He comes again for us to spend eternity with Him.

"You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:6 NIV)

Today is a good time to reflect on God's promises in the Bible and remind ourselves that, at just the right time, God will bring them all to pass for simple trusting people like us.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 NIV)



Prayer:  Loving God, Help me to believe and trust that at just the right time You will make perfect all that concerns me.  Amen

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